The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-05-05
MINNESOTA NEWS,

ming and the kitchen part was DAMAGED
This is Mr.. Huber's third visit from i;eht.
ming. He il 4 lightning rod agent. Alsr.a
barn on the farm OF Tom Stern. Ma;ns
Prairie, was struck by lightningand burned
The town assessors for Steans county
met and established average values on
pcrsonal property for the assessments Of
1887. They are the same adopted last
year, and which were afterwarl very large.
" increased by the state board of equal.
ization.
The Red River Valley Mutual Hail In
surance company organized at Moorhead
electing the following directors: w.
Boakin, F. E. Briggs, K. NJ. Probstfield. P
v. Van VIissengen. l.. n. Torson, Moor
head; Charles Canning, Hendrum; J. NJ
Bayer Elmwood; F. Mackenerode, Barns
willie; Jacob Dinsmore, Riverton.
Frederick Heiden, IL Garman. twenty-sev.
en- years of age, was shot and probably
fatally injured by Jacob Stoke. a Bohe-
miles from Winona.
cut. lying on a mound twenty rods from
the house of Galbrand Larson. on the east
side OF the Red river, ten miles south OF
Moorhead.
J. &. Day, father OF Frank A. and Burt
W. Day, died at Jackson Of progressive
paralysis at the age OF seventy-on years.
MIR. Day was one OF the early pioneers of
Green county, Wis, and since 1866 has
lived in Iowa and Minnesota.
The city council OF Austin has granted
nine liquor licenses under the $500 law, q
reduction of nearly one-half. there being
sixteen last year under low license.
John Wampach, prominent citizen OF
Shakopee and the founder and first presi-
Il >f< lo orI No n,,fo ~,
pany of that city, died suddenly recently
of general debility, caused by long and
constant overwork.
A deal had been closed in Duluth for tho
le OF the Vermillion iron mine to H. H.
Porter OF Chicago tho president OF tho
Union Steel company.
There was a terrible hail storm in some
parts of Northern Minnesota on May LIST.
The storm began shortly after 6 o'clock
by a slight rain, accompanied by
thunder. In half an hour it
had developed into furious hail and rain
storm, accompanied by constant lightning
In St. Paul the hail was very severe. Many
thousand panes of glass wers broken and
the aggregate damage is estimated at 49,
900. The size of tho hail stones were re-
markable. a vast number being OF the size
OF hens eggs, and some much larger The
damage at Duluth is estimated at 10, GOO.
At St. Paul Judg DSimons granted Mr..
Overton a divorce.
DR.. Hand, president ofthe state board of
health, denied emphatically that there was
any contagious disease prevalent among
Minnesota cattle or that the board had
sent abroad for assistance in investigating
such alleged plague.
The little mill' and other property of
Hersev e. Bean at Saltwater is burned;
loss $50, insurance $4,000
George Kelsey. arrested at Minneapolis
on n charge OF bastardy preferred by Katy
ARM has been discharged.
Hugo Almquist OF n. y. Mills has just re-
ceived from his brother in Finland Fin
nish coin bearing date OF 1871. It is eight
inches square, one-fourth inch thick. and
weighs six and onefourth pounds. 1t was
VI the "copper" age' in Finland it ls valued
TT 5000.
Maiden Rock, on Lake Pcpin few miles
above Lake City, is now an incorporated
village.
Crookston is to have cheese factory.
The new Catholic cathedral school at St.
cloud, is to be three stories above the base
meut, 4Ox7O feet in size, and will cost
$4,000.
The Grant County Herald, formerly the
Herman Herald, has been moved to Elbow
Lake from Herman. The Herald is the
only paper in Grant county. 1t was es-
::ablshed in 1879, and during the last four
,Iears has been edited and owned by A. c.
Belze:..
4 report comes from the town OF Lake
Lillian, Kandiyohi county, OF the killing
by lightning OF L. Peter johnson, a
farmer.
Charles H. Congdon. musical instructor
Of the St. Paul public schools, aud Miss
Annie K. McWiiliams, late a teacher in the
Brainerd public schools were married
few days ago.
At the annual meeting of the Southeast.
ern Crea merry association held at Winona,
the foil owing officers were elected: Presi-
{. s. Edwards, Spring Valley: treasurer.
II. d. Morse, Winona. a resolution Was
adopted asking the railroads to change tho
classification on dairy products.
Justice Smith OF the Tombs court, New
York. has held six members OF the eNecu-
tive board Of District Assembly No 40, X
OF L.. to answer the charge OF conspiracy.
The &C. G.. Washburn Mill Company
has been incorporated with a capital OF
81 600, 900.
Rev. J. b. Donaldson was ordained pas
tor Of the Fifth Presbyterian Church in
Minneapolis.
Nearly all the wholesalers OF St. Paul
close their stores at three p. m. on Satur-
days, and as a rule little business is done
after dinner.
The new rector OF Christ church. St. Paul.
the Rev. Charles D. Andrews, formerly Of
Christ church, Washington, has reached st.
Paul and been installed.
George Storms the North Minneapolis
lumber dealer, whom II. l.. Gordon charges
with irre2ularlti es assigns to Il. 3. Jervis.
The Methodist church society OF Austin
is perfe citing plans for building this summer
a fine ediIice.
The new Odd Fellows block in Mankato
was dedicated on the 25th, with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The Grafton was by
Hon. NJ. D. l.. Collester.
Moorhead Special: William H. Forman
o: Fergus Falls was arrested and brought
TO this city by deputy Marshal D. F. Smith,
charged with cutting so vernment timber.
The trial came off before United States
Commissioner Tilletson. The case was
postponed until June 80, in order to al
low the defendant to procure witnesse'-
He furnished $3.50 bonds.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: u. +. Griffith, Tracy; T. A. Kerlinger,
Mankato; F. Cannon, minneapolis; H. D.
Andrews, Spring Valley. Increased: J.J.
Casseday, Rochester; A. F. Argenne Min
neapolis.
The coroner's jury at Minneapolis finds
that I he death Of Nels johnson was cauAeJ
by Eli Nelson.
At Winona, John Olhofi an cmploye Of
the Empire Lumber company was run
over and Instantly killed.
J. Hayward. OF St. Cloud, has sold s175.-
900 worth Of standing pine to the 1tasc,.
Lumber company OF Chicago. 1t is all in
one township, tributary to the Willow
river.
The Congregational church at Monte
video has allied Rev. j. C.. J. Rice OF ODER
lin to become its pastor.
At Marshal! Carrot De Wrinkle, who shot
Joe Swift on July 4. was indicted by the
jury for murder in the first degree. He
will tie tried shortly.
Perham Special: A. Warmers two-story
saloon building was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Warner and two children were lower
cd from the building by ropes. The large